Through thick and thin

Britain’s managers are surprisingly motivated, with the vast majority wanting to stay with their current employer even after the economy recovers, a survey has found.

In a new report “What's Motivating You?” by Lane4, a performance development consultancy, six out of 10 (64%) middle and senior-level managers said they were motivated and nine out of 10 (87%) will stay in their job and are not about to jump ship when the employment market recovers.

Despite popular perceptions that employees are staying in their current jobs through a lack of other options, only 8% of respondents indicated that. Instead, 35% said their current job was exactly what they wanted to do, while 25% were motivated at work by the prospect of taking the next step up the corporate ladder at their organisation.

Dominic Mahony, Europe practice director of Lane4, commented, “Our report demonstrates that motivation is generally high, and on the increase, and that the majority of employees are staying in their jobs out of choice rather than due to a lack of options.”

“However, heavy workload for decreasing reward is becoming an issue; and despite generally high levels of motivation, a quarter of employees were demotivated,” he cautioned.

Mahony advised that organisations have a responsibility to ensure that the best conditions are in place for motivation to flourish and companies should develop employees’ intrinsic motivation so as to keep employees happy and productive.